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Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy

by Anne Kim July 29, 2026August 25, 2026

California State University’s 22 campuses, along with public institutions in other states across the country, are piloting shortened bachelor’s degrees. Here, students study in a library on the campus of California State University, Long Beach in Long Beach, California, in October, 2012.

Higher Education

The Quiet Redesign of the Bachelor’s Degree

by Bruno V. Manno July 29, 2026August 10, 2026

Visitors view exhibits in the Lincoln Memorial undercroft in Washington, D.C.

A Better Celebration of America at 250

by Dale Berning Sawa July 29, 2026July 29, 2026

Evan Barker talks to Bernie Sanders, who ran for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2016.

Books

Evan Barker’s Magical Mystery Tour

by Nate Weisberg July 28, 2026August 10, 2026

Own Goal: DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer went on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream to tout the group’s “Workers Deserve More” platform.

The DSA Platform Would Destroy American Democracy

by Bill Scher July 28, 2026August 10, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Trump’s Anger Management Problem

by James D. Zirin July 27, 2026August 10, 2026

Law and Justice

Bryan Stevenson: “Ignorance Makes You Vulnerable”

by David Masciotra July 27, 2026July 24, 2026

Autocracy Doesn’t Pay

by Anne Kim July 26, 2026July 27, 2026

Israel Questions: U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a rally.

Abdul El-Sayed’s Slippery Argument About Israel’s Right to Exist

by Bill Scher July 24, 2026July 23, 2026

Higher Education

Facing Political Attack and Falling Enrollment, Colleges Take the Fight to … Each Other

by Jon Marcus July 23, 2026July 22, 2026

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